With convergence in media, web logs (or blogs ) have become a popular way of citing your opinion.A lot of websites also use this as a marketing strategy to boost up their readership.A lot others want to share their experiences and write about it for others to read.And some others maintain an online personal diary through the means of a blog.
If you are someone who is looking for readership to your blogs,the following 500 words would help you avoid some common mistakes people commit.Usability of your blog is very essential.The deal is not to make post on your blog but to make sure that people come and read it Again and again!
Test yourself.Observe,think,scramble!And make your blog with an interactive user interface.By following the following (All pun intended!):
Anonymous authors:
The credibility of the text diminishes when they don’t know who the author of the blog is .Inject a few details of your life so they know whom they are dealing with:
No photograph of the author: A picture speaks a thousand words. When the ‘About Me’ section of a blog has a photograph of the blog writer, it develops a personal relationship with the reader.
Headlines not self-explanatory: The title of your post must reveal with secrecy. It should atleast let the reader know what to expect in the Post titles like ‘Time to Rock On’ are not indicative of what the content in the post is like.Descriptive headlines pave your blog into search engine directories and RSS feeds. Also,DO NOT write blog titles in CAPS.A study indicates that the reading speed is reduced by 10% if the alphabets are written in the upper case. Writing in capital letters is like shouting on someone.
Links should say what they are about: When you place a link on your website,do not use sentences like, For more details,click here and here.A short description of what they could possibly find in the links is easier for the user,or else no-one bothers to click so many links when he is already engrossed in reading your article.
Do not make the mistake of dumping previous articles in your archive: Previous posts are generally dumped in your archive and no-one really has the patience to scurry through a 100 odd posts.Irecommend that you link your new posts to your older ones,time and again,so that your viewers are in constant touch with your ideas.
Create separate categories for navigation: Generally the only way a user can surf through your blog in by navigating on the timeline. Making categories for your post shall ensure that specific interests are catered to,in a particular post.Do not make the mistake of tagging your post into every category. Be selective.
Post regularly: If you do not post regularly,the user stops anticipating.If he stops anticipating, he stops reading. And the very idea of posting on a public domain is that there are people who follow your regularly.
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